Monthly Archive for April, 2006

Fixed: Problem with SQL server

Published on April 30, 2006 in Mininova technical and Mininova-related news. 128 Comments

We are experiencing some problems with one of the SQL servers, so everything is running on 1 atm.

We hope te get it all running asap!

UPDATE: It’s fixed!

New Server Installed!

Published on April 6, 2006 in Mininova technical. 118 Comments

Just a quick post to get the old one off the fp ;p.

After having some problems, everything is working great again. And the speed is very good, so no more frustrations in the evening and having to wait minutes before the page loads :) .

Downtime due to relocation re-scheduled for today

Published on April 3, 2006 in Mininova technical. 26 Comments

It was supposed to happen last friday, however due to some problems it’s scheduled for today. Hopefully the relocation it won’t take too long and without problems.

Update: The relocation has been delayed, again. It’s planned for tomorrow now. Stay tuned!

Update: The upgrade is completed! Enjoy the new and fast mininova ;)

Update: Well it seemed to be working anyway :p, still having some weird problems but we are working on it!

Final Update: Everything should be up and running like it is suppose to be! :) )

Google Acquires Mininova

Published on April 1, 2006 in Mininova-related news. 54 Comments

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – April 1, 2006 – Google Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG) today announced it acquired Mininova, a Great Iceberg Town, Antarctica-based BitTorrent search engine company.

“Mininova enabled users to easily search for, download and share data, and its technologies complement Google’s ongoing mission to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful,” said Larry Page, Co-Founder & President, Products. “Mininova is an innovator in the field of BitTorrent technology and we’re excited that the Mininova team in joining Google.”

Google also announced that the company will probably move all their servers to the datacenter of Mininova in Antarctica. “Thanks to the temperature, we don’t need no airco’s anymore in the datacenter. Besides, what’s cuter than penguins jumping around and shitting on your servers?”, said Larry.

Mininova was founded in Januari 2005. Since then, the website has gained popularity among millions of visitors. Today, Mininova is the best visited torrent search engine worldwide. Mininova users will not experience any interruption in service.

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